A defence of priestes mariages
Subtitle: stablysshed by the imperiall lawes of the realme of Englande, agaynst a ciuilian, namyng hym selfe Thomas Martin doctour of the ciuile lawes, goyng about to disproue the saide mariages, lawfull by the eternall worde of God, [and] by the hygh court of parliament, only forbydden by forayne lawes and canons of the Pope, coloured with the visour of the churche. Whiche lawes [and] canons, were extynguyshed by the sayde parliament, and so abrogated by the conuocation in their sinode by their subscriptions. Herewith is expressed, what moderations and dispensations haue ben vsed heretofore in the same cause, [and] other like, the canons of the churche standyng in full force. Whereby is proued, these constitutions to be but positiue lawes of man temporall
Publisher: By Iohn Kingston, for Richarde Jugge printer to the Queenes Maiestie.
Published: 1567
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 274
Subjects: Clergy; Family relationships; Early works to 1800; Church of England
Notes: Running title: The defence of priestes mariages

Imprint from colophon; suggested date of imprint from STC (2nd ed.)

Some copies have "Kinston" in the colophon.

"Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum" and printer's device (McKerrow, Devices, no. 123) at foot of colophon.

Collation: [pi]⁴ *² A-2I⁴ 2K⁴ (-2K3) 2L-2P⁴ [$3 signed]

2G1 is a cancel; top part of 2K3 cancelled; lower part may be pasted onto 2K2v.

Errors in foliation and pagination; leaf 13 printed 3; pages 137-138 and 191-192 printed 129-130 and 189-190; 275-282 printed 267-274.

In predominantly black letter type; some Roman and italic type.

Initials.

Side notes.

Errata: leaf [6].

Response to Thomas Martin's A traictise declaryng ... that the pretensed marriage of priestes, and professed persones, is no mariage ... (STC 17517). Variously attributed to Matthew Parker, Sir Richard Morison and John Poynet. Parker probably wrote the preface and edited it; he also made additions to another issue (STC 17519). The erroneous attribution to Poynet probably resulted from the similarity of the title of his 1549 "A defence for mariage of priestes" (STC 20176)

STC (2nd ed.) 17518

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T262b

Received Sept. 6, 1944, accession no. 580,416; Sweet & Maxwell.

This copy has 'Kingston' in the colophon.

Lower part of 2K3, once pasted onto 2K2v, has been removed and pasted onto another sheet, inserted between 2K2 and 2K4. On title page in an 18th (?) century hand: "By Mathew Parker D.D. see Wood's Athen. Oxon. vol. 1 fo. 175."

Bound in late 19th or early 20th century calf period binding, decorated in blind with fillets and corner ornaments, all edges gilt.